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The Fair Maid of Perth

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by Walter Scott

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  1. Introductory

    24:18

  2. Preface

    14:19

  3. Chapter I

    8:57

  4. Chapter II, part 1

    24:55

  5. Chapter II, part 2

    29:06

  6. Chapter III

    19:57

  7. Chapter IV

    21:43

  8. Chapter V

    26:38

  9. Chapter VI

    29:05

  10. Chapter VII

    31:38

  11. Chapter VIII

    40:07

  12. Chapter IX

    25:57

  13. Chapter X

    28:42

  14. Chapter XI

    30:06

  15. Chapter XII

    40:13

  16. Chapter XIII, part 1

    22:51

  17. Chapter XIII, part 2

    27:22

  18. Chapter XIV

    38:35

  19. Chapter XV

    32:21

  20. Chapter XVI

    42:40

  21. Chapter XVII

    39:37

  22. Chapter XVIII

    9:27

  23. Chapter XIX

    42:26

  24. Chapter XX

    29:02

  25. Chapter XXI

    32:13

  26. Chapter XXII

    31:31

  27. Chapter XXIII

    40:07

  28. Chapter XXIV

    21:31

  29. Chapter XXV

    29:46

  30. Chapter XXVI

    17:00

  31. Chapter XXVII

    42:56

  32. Chapter XXVIII

    23:15

  33. Chapter XXIX, part 1

    22:24

  34. Chapter XXIX, part 2

    29:36

  35. Chapter XXX

    33:40

  36. Chapter XXXI

    22:50

  37. Chapter XXXII, part 1

    21:41

  38. Chapter XXXII, part 2

    26:47

  39. Chapter XXXIII

    36:20

  40. Chapter XXXIV, part 1

    29:03

  41. Chapter XXXIV, part 2

    33:30

  42. Chapter XXXV

    11:35

  43. Chapter XXXVI

    18:01

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A dispute over an old palace floor introduces Walter Scott's interest in the uneasy relationship between history and everyday life. In the introductory narrative, Mrs. Policy defends stains associated with Rizzio's death while a visiting salesman tries to demonstrate a cleaning product. The scene mixes comedy with questions about memory, evidence and the value attached to places where the past remains visible.

The historical novel turns to Perth and Scotland during the reign of Robert III, bringing merchants, social rank and noble power into its scope. In the middle excerpt, Ramorny presses the Duke of Rothsay toward a scheme against Albany, and Rothsay challenges the ambition and guilt behind the proposal. Political conversation becomes a contest over loyalty and the means of ruling.

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Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish poet and novelist who effectively invented the historical novel with works like Ivanhoe and Waverley. Enormously popular across Europe, he shaped how the nineteenth century imagined the past.

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First published
1828
Reading time
About 13 hours
Pages
354
Language
English
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Audio read by
Rita Boutros, Elijah Fisher, Campbell Schelp and others